Traffic Management Specialist

Army Transportation•Fort Eustis, VA

12h

About The Position

Serves as a Traffic Management Specialist and Brigade technical liaison between contractors and the Contracting Officer on the organization's strategic transportation contracts. The role includes serving as a Contractor Representative (COR), monitoring contractor performance against contract terms, maintaining contract files throughout the acquisition lifecycle, inspecting and accepting services or deliverables, and conducting surveillance to ensure compliance. The specialist collects and analyzes cargo movement information and transportation trends, identifies issues affecting contractors' ability to meet movement requirements, and communicates with contractors and government representatives about contract performance. The position also prepares recurring QASP and contract-activity summaries, initiates corrective actions for deficiencies, and recommends changes to contracts and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASPs) to improve customer support. The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access and may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, background investigation, and credit check. Occasional temporary duty travel may be required. The role may involve nonstandard duty hours, including shifts, weekends, holidays, scheduled or unscheduled overtime, call-back, on-call, and emergency overtime. The employee must complete required COR and acquisition-ethics training and continuing COR-specific training, as well as required financial disclosure reporting. A one-year probationary period may apply.

Requirements

One year of specialized experience performing COR or equivalent contract-surveillance functions, including inspecting and accepting services and maintaining complete contract files throughout the acquisition lifecycle; identifying, documenting, and reporting contractor noncompliance and deficiencies while serving as the primary technical liaison between carriers and the Contracting Officer; reviewing, verifying, and certifying transportation-related invoices and financial billing for accuracy and payment approval; and analyzing cargo movement data and transportation trends to identify performance bottlenecks and recommend corrective actions.
Alternatively, a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, in a listed or related field such as accounting, business administration, law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, statistics, traffic management, transportation, or motor mechanics.
A combination of qualifying education and experience may be used if it totals at least 100% of the requirements.
Applicants who held a GS position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).
Must be able to obtain and maintain eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
Must complete required acquisition ethics and COR courses within two months of arrival to be appointed as a COR, and complete at least 16 hours of COR-specific training every three years or before assuming COR duties when applicable.
Must complete follow-on mandatory training by established deadlines to remain compliant and appointed as a COR.
Must submit pre-employment and annual financial disclosure reports as required.
Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
Foreign education used to meet qualification requirements must be evaluated as equivalent to accredited U.S. education, or receive full credit from an accredited U.S. college or university.

Responsibilities

Serve as a Contractor Representative (COR) and monitor whether contractor performance complies with contract terms and conditions.
Maintain contract files from development and pre-award through post-award and contract termination or closure.
Inspect and accept services and contract deliverables.
Maintain surveillance of strategic transportation contracts to ensure compliance.
Collect cargo movement information and analyze transportation movement trends.
Identify issues that affect contractors' ability to support and comply with movement requirements.
Act as the technical liaison between contractors and the Contracting Officer on strategic transportation contracts.
Conduct informal and formal meetings with contractors and government personnel about transportation-related contract performance issues.
Prepare and submit daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly summaries of QASP and other contract-related activities as required.
Initiate corrective actions for discrepancies or unacceptable contractor work.
Initiate changes to QASP surveillance methods when necessary.
Recommend contract and QASP changes or updates to improve support to customers.